Lyric, BelfastAs part of its reopening celebrations, the Lyric is reviving a play that made a huge impact in Belfast when it premiered 30 years ago. Martin Lynch brought class politics into sharp focus in his portrayal of the working conditions of unskilled labourers in Belfast's docks in the early 1960s. Although their world is permeated by sectarianism, with a separate union for Catholic and Protestant dockers, it …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08PM on June 21, 2011